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#1 Morgan State Bears (20-11) GAME at #5 Coppin State (13-18) March 13, 2009, 6:00 p.m. Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum 33 Winston-Salem, N.C. SPORTS INFORMATION • 1700 EAST COLD SPRING LANE • BALTIMORE, MD • OFFICE (443) 885-3831 • FAX (443) 885-8307 • MORGANSTATEBEARS.COM 2008-09 Schedule Projected MSU Starters and Notes Opponent Time G 3 Jermaine “Itchy” Bolden (5-9, 175, Sr., Baltimore) 8.7 ppg, .426 3FG, 4.9 apg, 1.5 spg N15 La Salle L, 61-64 Has started in every game this season...averaging 8.7 ppg...4.9 apg...1.5 spg...transferred to N17 UMBC W, 67-60 MSU from South Plains Community College (Texas)...Selected to the Shamrock Classic All-Tourney Team... N19 Manhattan L, 60-61 Recorded career-high 11 assists vs. North Carolina A&T (1/10/09)...Scored career-high 16 at Towson (2/21/09) N21-23 1-Glenn Wilkes Classic vs. Marshall W, 72-67 vs. Utah L, 37-66 G 21 Rogers Barnes (6-1, 185, Sr., Columbia) 8.5 ppg, .426 FG, 2.0 apg, 1.8 spg vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay L, 54-71 Saw action in 22 games last season...Averaged 3.9 ppg...Shot 39% (30-77) from the field...Has started in N29 Ole Miss L, 70-78 31-of-32 games this season...Averaging 31 minutes per game...Posted career-high 24 points vs. N.C. A&T... D1 St. Francis (Pa.) L, 61-65 Had 5 steals in win at Maryland...Leads the team in steals (1.8) D6 Coppin State* W, 62-48 D10 DePaul W, 79-75 F 32 Marquise Kately (6-5, 220, Sr., San Francisco, Calif.) 11.0 ppg, .475 FG, 5.2 rpg, 1.5 apg D27 vs. William Jessup W, 70-68 Was selected to the 2008-09 All-MEAC First-Team..returns as the Bears’ leading scorer and rebounder... D28 vs. Saint Mary’s L, 60-76 Has started in 27-of-31 games...11.0 ppg...5.2 rpg...1.5 apg...Shooting 47.5% from the field...Scored season- D30 Univ. of Washington L, 67-81 high with 19 points at South Carolina State (2/9)...Scored 16 points vs. Towson in ESPN BracketBuster game J7 Maryland W, 66-65 J10 N.C. A&T* W, 73-62 F 33 Kevin Thompson (6-8, 240, R-Fr., Baltimore) 9.1 ppg, .428 FG, 7.3 rpg, 1.2 bpg J12 Norfolk State* W, 74-70 Standout at Walbrook H.S. (Baltimore, Md.)...MidAtlanticHoops.com listed him ranked 53rd of the Top 75 J17 Florida A&M* L, 58-63 seniors from the Class of 2007...Averaging 9.1 points per game, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game.... J19 Bethune-Cookman* W, 78-44 5-time MEAC Rookie of the Week...Selected to MEAC All-Rookie Team J24 Howard* W, 78-56 J26 Hampton* L, 57-62 J31 Md-Eastern Shore* W, 87-52 G 11 Reggie Holmes (6-4, 185, Jr., Baltimore, Md.) 16.5 ppg, .371 3FG, 5.5 rpg, 1.1 spg 2009 All-MEAC first team F2 Delaware State* W, 57-54 Was selected to the ...Ranked among the MEAC’s leading scorers...Helped lead MEAC Player of the Week F7 Winston-Salem State W, 73-64 squad to 2007-08 MEAC Regular Season Championship...Selected twice as Alltel Player of the Game F9 South Carolina State* W, 66-56 (12/15/08 & 1/10/09)...Joined the MSU 1,000 point club... vs. Maryland F14 Florida A&M* W, 75-57 F16 Bethune-Cookman* W, 55-44 #1 Bears face #5 Coppin State in MEAC Semifi nals Showdown F18 Howard* W, 74-69 F21 Towson-BracketBuster (ESPN) W, 80-64 F23 Hampton* L, 47-49 The Matchup Coppin State leads the all-time series between the teams 49-17, but MSU has won fi ve of the last seven times against the Eagles. F28 Delaware State* W, 64-50 No. 1 seed Morgan State advanced to the semi-fi nals of the M5 Coppin State* W, 68-62 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament as a result of Bears Clinch 2nd Straight Regular Season Title M11 4- vs. #8 Florida A&M 7:00 p.m. a 71-41 win against No. 8 seed Florida A&M on Wednesday For the second consecutive season the Morgan State Bears have M13 4-vs. #5 Coppin State 6:00 p.m. night. The Bears will play #5 Coppin State on Friday night in clinched the MEAC men’s basketball regular season title. The * - Denotes MEAC Games. the LJVM Arena in Winston-Salem, N.C. Tip-off for the game Bears, who fi nished the season boasting a 13-3 conference mark, 1- Glen Wilkes Classic; 2-St. Mary’s Tournament; is slated for 6:00 p.m. The Bears (21-11) will matchup with entered the 2009 MEAC Basketball tournament as the number 3-Bracket Busters; 4-Winston-Salem, NC the Coppin State for the 67th meeting between the teams. one seed. The Bears defeated Florida A&M 71-41 on Wednesday, The Departed On the Air March 11th in the MEAC quarterfi nals at LJVM Coliseum. The Bears had three key departures from last season’s squad, Reggie Holmes paced the Bears with 18 points and nine and every one of them played a key role to the team’s success RADIO * MSU Sports Radio Network rebounds, while Jermaine “Itchy” Bolden added 12 points over the last two years. Guard Jamar Smith was selected as the and six assists. 2008 MEAC Player of the Year and center Boubacar Coly earned Play-by-Play: Lamont Germany the MEAC Defensive Player of the Year honor, while point guard Analyst: Austin Ward #5 Coppin State (13-18) is coming off a 66-63 victory Jerrell Green led the squad in assists (3.6 apg) and quarterbacked Available on WEAA Radio - 88.9 FM against ##4 N.C. A&T in MEAC Tournament quarterfi nal the team. action on Thursday night. Michael Harper scored 17 points “Those three guys contributed signifi cantly to the foundation and Tywain McKee, the MEAC player of the year, scored of our program,” noted Todd Bozeman. “Hopefully, we’ll be able TELEVISION * N/A 14 points, including a three-point play with 24.2 seconds to look back and know they were the most important building blocks we had.” remaining to help the Eagles edge out the Aggies. LIVE STATS @ www.morganstatebears.com #1 MSU #5 CSU Record 21-11 (13-3 MEAC) Record 13-18 (9-7 MEAC) 2007-08 Record 22-11 (14-2 MEAC) 2007-08 Record 14-16 (10-6 MEAC) Last Game March. 11 in W-Salem, N.C. Last Game March 12 in W-Salem, N.C win vs. FAMU., (W, 71-41) win vs. #4 N.C. A&T (W, 66-63) Coach Todd Bozeman (3rd yr) Coach Ron ‘Fang’ Mitchell (23rd yr) Career Record 119-75/7th year Career Record 371-319/23rd year MSU Record 56-40/3rd year CSU Record Same Bozeman vs. CSU 5-2 Mitchell vs. MSU 40-11 MSU’s Last Game -- #1 MSU 71, #8 FAMU 41 (3/11/09 - W-S, N.C.) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Reggie Holmes scored 18 points and Jermaine “Itchy” Bolden chipped in 12 points and six assists as Morgan State dropped Florida A&M 71-41 in the Who to Contact quarterfi nal round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament Wednesday MSU Sports Information Offi ce night at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. (443) 885-3831 The win marked the largest margin of victory in the MEAC Tournament since Morgan State defeated Bethune-Cookman 80-56 in 1989. Sports Info. Director Morgan State (21-11), who entered the contest as the No. 1 seed for the second consecutive time in school (Men’s Basketball) history, used a 12-5 run in the fi rst seven minutes of the second half and Holmes nailed a fl oater in the lane to Leonard L. Haynes IV give the Bears a 46-25 lead with 16:46 remaining. [email protected] The No. 8 seeded Rattlers (10-21) ended up cutting the lead to 46-31 when David Buchanon connected on a Asst. SID three-pointer with 12:30 remaining, but it was as close as FAMU would get as the Bears answered with an 17-2 run to open up a 63-33 cushion. (Women’s Basketball Contact) Kately scored 8 of his 10 points in the second half and Reggie Holmes hit 7-of-17 from the fi eld to help the Kevin Paige Bears advance to the Semi-fi nals to face the winner of Friday night’s #4 North Carolina A&T/#5 Coppin State [email protected] quarterfi nal match-up. Statistician Holmes, a fi rst team All-MEAC selection, helped Morgan State pull away early. The 6-4 sharpshooter scored on his fi rst three shots, including a three-pointer to give the Bears a 20-5 lead with 9:13 remaining in the fi rst Myron Vanterpool half. Bolden nailed a three-point dagger as the horn sounded to give the Bears a 34-20 advantage at the break. Sports Info. Student Assistants Holmes fi nished with 10 points and 6 boards in the fi rst half. Rachel Orr, Kiara Conaway and The Bears played stifl ing man-to-man defense and held FAMU to 24 percent (6-25) shooting from the fi eld Rhett Banks while absolutely dominating the Rattlers on the glass by a 52-32 margin (MSU’s season-high in rebounds).